Legend has it that mozzarella was invented when a lump of cheese fell into a pot of hot water: the name mozzarella is often used …
Omar Sharif: The Exotic Actor
Director David Lean reportedly had a hard time casting the role of Sherif Ali in Lawrence of Arabia (1962): Just before the shooting started, no …
Queso Manchego: Sancho Panza’s favourite cheese
As early as the Bronze Age, cheese was made from sheep’s milk in the region of La Mancha, which lies in the heart of Spain. …
Buster Keaton: Born on the Stage
Orson Welles once said that he was the greatest clown in the history of film: Buster Keaton is said to have disliked reading books himself, …
David Lean: The Visual Novelist
This article is published on 25 March 2023 to mark the 115th anniversary of David Lean’s birth. David Lean’s parents were Quakers: in Quaker belief, …
Beaujolais: Minimal Tannins, Full of Character
One often hears that a red wine has to mature for a long time in the barrel before it develops an intense aroma and becomes …
Joseph Schmidt: A Radio Tenor Finds His Way to the Stage
Continued from part one At the end of 1935, a radio broadcast with Joseph Schmidt was broadcast to the United States: sitting in front of …
Joseph Schmidt: The Microphone Was His Concert Hall
Part one Early in his career, Joseph Schmidt sang roles that pushed other tenors to the limits of their vocal abilities at the height of …
Charlton Heston: The Monumental Actor
No other Hollywood actor could portray biblical roles with such conviction as Charlton Heston: Heston’s role of Moses in The Ten Commandments (1956), directed by …
Ava Gardner: A Shop Window Discovery
Ava Gardner was the type of actress who could afford to not really act: it was enough for her to stand in front of the …